Description: A buddy system can refer to either
- Face‐to‐face support by the social prescribing practitioner between referral and the first session of
a group, intervention or service, which is thought to increase the likelihood of attendance. - A community member-to-community member linkage for support with engagement in a socially
prescribed group, intervention or service. The community member offering their support may be
a social prescribing volunteer, or they may hold a paid role. They have lived experience of
particular difficulties, e.g., mental health difficulties or chronic pain, and will usually have accessed
the group, intervention or service directly through a social prescribing service and subsequently
offered to support individuals to engage with a particular community asset.
Alternative Terms: peer mentors, peer navigators, peer supporters
Connected Terms: Community Assets, Community & Voluntary Sector Organisations, person-centred approach, referral, social prescribing models, social prescribing pathway, social prescribing practitioner, wellbeing.
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